document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=910912>Question 910912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve for x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "log_3 (x - 2) = 3 - log_3 (x + 4) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \log_3(x\ -\ 2)\ =\ 3\ -\ \log_3(x\ +\ 4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the logs is the log of the product:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \log_3\left((x\ -\ 2)(x\ +\ 4)\right)\ =\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \log_3(x^2\ +\ 2x\ -\ 8)\ =\ 3\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \log_b(x)\ =\ y\"> if and only if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large b^y\ =\ x\">,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ +\ 2x\ -\ 8\ =\ 3^3\ =\ 27\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ x^2\ +\ 2x\ -\ 35 =\ 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the quadratic for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">.  Discard the negative root because it is not in the domain of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \log_3(x\ -\ 2)\"> nor is it in the domain of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \log_3(x\ +\ 4)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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